Receptacle and hanger for clothing.



No` 890,13. PATBNTBD JUNE 9, 190B.

J. W, Mmmm. I

REGEPEAOLE AND HANGER EUR CLOTHING. APPLIi-LTON YILEUDBG. l2, 1903.

No. 890,136. PATENTED JUNE 9, 1908. J. W. G ILMORE.

RECEPTACLE AND HANGER FR CLOTHING. APPLI'GATIDN FILED/brac. 12, 1903.

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The use of a prop frED sTATEs rAfrENr erettile JOHN WINEIELD c'ILMoRE,OE NEW YORK, N. Y., AssiGNOE 'ro encuen. arrrzeEnann-A CORPORATION orNEW YORK.

EECEPTACLE AND' HANGER FOR CLUTHING.

Patented. Jumet?, 1%98.

`Application led December 12, 1.903. v Serial No. 184,854.

To all whoml it may concern.'

Be it known that l, JOHN WINEIELD GILMORE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and .a resident of New York city, State of New 'York, land whosepostfofiice address is 352 West Forty-first street, city county,A andlThis invention relates to Combined .port-vable receptacles and hangersfor clothing.

The invention seeks, in general, to provide devices in which the garmenthanger 'shall operate with an increase in reliability 'and convenienceand which shall be .more

features are disclosed which would be present serviceable than thoseheretofore in use.

'In accordance with this invention a hanger rack, ci any suitable form,is sup- Iported or'held pairs of, tilting the rack at their up er ends.and pivoted inside of the receptac e at their lower .ends

whereby the rack maybe swung back and forth always in a horizontalposition and be guided by and held up from vunderneath solely by saidtilting legsduring its swinging movement and when swung back within thereceptacle, .and without the legs'obstructing the free accessibility tosaid rack.

Prior to this invention hanger racks for the suspension of clothinghavebeen provided' 1n wardrobe trunks. Such hanger racks, however, have beenconnected with andheld up by the walls of thetrunk so that.

the hanger rack slid back and forth in ways like a drawer. AIn manycases thesesliding hanger racks have required to lbe heldup `fromlunderneath by props when the rack was drawn forward out of the trunk.On. vaccount of this sliding movement considerable effort was requiredto move the rack when filled with garments.. This was .due to frictionbetween the hanger frame or rack and the; side Awalls of the receptaclesandto jamming of the parts.. The liability of the parts thus to `warpingor distortion of the receptacle. In the case of a trunk, the roughhandling and violent.` shocks incident to its transportation lf thesliding spring of the devices-convenience-was lost.

rack was necessary in order .that therack {It requires to be carefullyadjusted and is lup from underneath by two y legs pivo'ted to the sidesofguided solely by its tilting legs. lthe prop'is preferably entirelyeliminated, the 'function of the prop bein as much thereof as maybeserviceable. vdevice jam is greatly increased by "the,

to hold up a sliding hanger might not break down because of the weightof the suspended garments,l when drawn out of the trunk or receptacle.The. prop, however, is itself inconvenient and cumbersome.

liable to be accidentally kicked or knocked out of place while. in-use."Moreover where a prop is used it is not practical to move the trunk,when the rack is drawn out and the prop is in place, as is oftendesired.

In accordance with this invention the defects and,disadvantages arisingfromasliding rack held up bythe wallsof the trunk or receptacle, andthose arising from the use of a lprop to hold up a sliding rack areentirely ob- 5 y,

viated and, furthermore, many advantageous and of service even if 'a'prop were used. .The

rack is able to move withgreater ease and freedom and withoutv anyjamming of the parts. This is due to the fact that the slide ways areeliminated and the rack is entirely disconnected from sup ortingengagement with the side walls of t e receptacle and is supported orheld up from'underneath and Moreover,

discharged by the tilting legs themselves. gain, since the two pairs oftilting legs are arranged at the sides 3 of the hanger rack,- theyprovide for complete` accessibility to the space beneath' the rack andto the interior of the trunk or receptacle at' all times. This permitsthe garments to occupy the entire space beneath the rack, or

desiredi, It also permits the garments to be freely inspected before andafter drawing out the rackand to be freely taken from the rack andreplaced thereon, there being no obstructions about the rack to preventthis. `This invention, therefore, provides a stronger, simpler, morecompact and more reliable, convenient and than those in which the rackslides in ways and is held up by a prop when drawn out.

part of this specification m which like reference numerals designatecorresponding parts in theseveral figures, the invention'is shown asembodied in a portable receptacle for clothingand is illustrated as atrunk.

Figure'l is a front elevation of the trunk thrown open. Fig. 2 is a planview of the p open trunk-partly in section. Fig, 3' is a im frontelevation ofl the hanger traine and associated partsipartly'in section.Fig. i is a central sectionalelevation of' Fig. 2. .'Fig. 5 isasectional elevation or the lower part of ment of the rack and when inits inward position. .These legs are pivotally supported at theirlowerends within the trunk body, while at their upper ends they'are pivot-cdto opposite sides ofthe hanger rack Thesclegs are preferably arranged inpairs, 3 and Il at one side of the trunk body, and 5 and at the oppositesidel of the trunk body. Their tilting movement is sliglrt compared totheir length y and 'they thus maintain the hanger rack 2 at anelevation, when pulled out, only slightly lower than when pushed intothe receptacle. The pairs of legs also give a parallel movement to thehanger frame.

7, 8 and 9 are rods carried by the frame 2.

10 is a skirt hanger provided with hooks 11 and 12 adaptedy to bedetachably connected with rods 7 and 9.

13'is a coat hanger providedwith a hook 14 adapted to be detachablyconnected with the rod 8. In order that the hooks 1]., 12 and 1.4L maybe locked froindisplacement from their' l rods, suitable means areprovided to maintain the hooks in place when the frame 2 is swung backinto the trunk body. For this purpose strips of leather 15 are securedto the interior of the trunk at one end so as to contact with the hooks11, 12 and 14 when the trame is swung into the trunk body. Other meansfor this purpose mayof course be employed. Means are also provided tolimit the outward movement of the frame or to hold the frame in lacewhen it is pulled out of the trunkbody For this purpose a flexibleconnection or stop 17 is secured to the interior of the trunk and to theframe, but other suite ablemeans for this purpose maybe employed. 18 isthe trunklid hinged on one side to the trunk-body. 19 is a trayhinged tothe oppo` site side of the trunk-body. This tray contains separatecompartments having downwardly opening lids 20, Y21 and 22. This tray isof such dimensions as to swing into the trunk beneath they end of theframe 2 which projects from the trunk when the frame is swung back intothe trunk.

lThe hanger framed?, it will be seen, fits snugly into the trunk-bodybut is so supported and guided as to be capable of swingto the interioring'lireely into and out ol' the samclwithout is especially important ina trunk because ol' the `distortion and other damage to' which theslide-way and sliding frame are liable because of the rough usage towhich trunks are subjected. )Ioreover,'tlie weight of the garmentscarried by the frame is itself liable to cause binding and jamming of asliding frame. The swinging hanger frame con stituting a part ol thisinvention, howevenis notsubject to such objection. It is capable at alltimes of freely swinging to and fro with but very slight exertion.

The use of the swinging hanger frame is not of course confined toassociation with a trunk or similar receptacle. Many Qf its advanta-gesmay be obtained vwl'ierever it isde' j garments in a compact, consiredto suspend venient and accessible arrangement It is of course to bebodied in various forms from the scope of this invention as defined bythe appended claims and that the invention Hanger umlerstood that the'.improvements above described may be eni.

without departing 1s not to be limitedito the details shown in thedrawings.

Vilhat I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent isr* 1. In areceptacle for garments, the combination of a hanger frame; asri/'inging support for s'aid frame secured to the frame and j of thereceptacle, whereby the frame may be swung into and ont of thereceptacle; rods carried by said frame garment hangers having hooks torthe removable attachment of the hangers to said rods; and means carriedwithin the receptacle to lock the hanger hooks from displacement fromsaid rods when said frame is swung into the receptacle;

2. In a receptacle for garments, the combination of a hanger frame; aswinging support for said frame secured to the frame and to vtheinterior ot' the receptacle, whereby the frame may be swung into and ontof the receptacle g mea-ns to when it is swung out of the receptacle;rods carried by said frame,l garment hangers .having hooks for theremovable attachment of the hangers to said rods," and means carriedwithin the receptacle to lock the hanger hooks from displacement fromlsaid rods whn said frame is swung into said receptac e'.

3. In a receptacle for garments, the comceptaclc; rods carried by saidframe; gan' ment hangers having hooks for' the removhold the frame inposition lock the hanger hooks from Vdisp @cement 'v from said rodswh'ensaid frame iis'swung into -ou't of4 the receptacle; rods cerried .v7-b

*fremeygarment hangers', yhaving hoo for*l seid receptacle, i 1 -In areceptacle for'garme'nts; thel comeA bmatlon of. a, hanger frame;'asvrlngingsupfpo'rt for the freine comprising rodspivotallyv mounted attheir lower ends Within the re ceptacle and I'Jivotnlly'V connected attheir,

frame may beswung into and out ofthe te to hold the frame in placeWhen'it. is swung the" removable attachment o f hangersto seid rods;and' meansv carriedwithin the? recepl tacle' .to lock the hangerhooksfrom` displace# ment from seid rods when seid- "frame 5. n etrunlt,th'egcombinetioniof @trunk-- body; a'- hanger' frame; e .swingingsupport for the frame comprising rodssplyotally 'mounted at their lowerends within' the' trunk and pivotally' connected a'ttheirupper Vendswithsaid frame, whereby the frame may :be'swung into and out of thetrunk-'bodyi;f,l

tray hinged to .tlie trunkebody on'one side 'with saidI frame,Wherebyzthq said."

Ltrunk terlorlf' whereby said try'maybe swung into or outI 'of saidtrunk-bodyasoas vtofco.

said henger fremein confining t e contents of the trunk 'or so astog-ive free access to the trunk-"i1iterio1j; and a' trunk-lidhinged .tothe.

trunk-body on 'the side opposite said trs'iy'. 4ffii; 'In-a trunk,thecombinatonofzltrunk# body; e hanger, frame .a swinging;I support for thefreineV comprising rods-i 'ivotlly mounted Q:zttheir lower ends-within t1e trunk bod-y 'and pivotallyonnectedlmt their upper ends withfsidframe,` v'vhereby .the frme may Vbe swungl ,into end out- 'of` thetrunk-body .a Vtrey'hswing a pluralit? of compartments pro,- vided'ywith downwafr ly. opening. hinged .nd-s, said'- tray 4hinged 'to the'trunk bodyl on one ,sidek whereb fit1 may' be swung 'into outv ofsaiidltrun bmlyfso asltopcogerate with -fseid henger -frax'n'e'in'confmngt 'e Acontents of the 'trunkorisoges to: give 'free access, to'the 'i d a'trunkf-d lfnged to the trunk-body. on'the sideoplpositeseidtray..

'Infte'sti'mony whereof, have signed my witnesses.

t/wo subscribing v VVINFIELD .l GILMORE.

JOHN "Wituessesf,

NICIOLAS GoonLE'r'r, Jr.,

vE; G.. WHITAKEB:

erste .with 1 neme to this specification, inl the" presencehof.

